Constitutive activation of the aromatic hydrocarbon receptor

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 525-535

  Chang, Ching Yi ^a   Puga, Alvaro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA NAPHTHOFLAVONE; AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; CARRIER PROTEIN; CELL RECEPTOR; CYTOCHROME P450; LIGAND; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION; LIGAND BINDING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALIA; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS;

EID: 0031972786     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.18.1.525     Document Type: Article

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